WEBVTT DISTURBING DETAILS. JONATHAN: JESS, DETECTIVES HERE HAVE BEEN INVESTIGATING THIS CASE SINCE OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR. SO FAR THEY’VE DISCOVERED MORE THAN A MILLION IMAGES OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY, AND THERE COULD BE MORE. 34-YEAR-OLD MATTHEW HIRSCH, IN JAIL AND FACING MULTIPLE FELON CHARGES TONIGHT AFTER WHAT , DETECTIVES FOUND IN HIS APARTMENT. >> THEY RETRIEVED MORE THAN A MILLION IMAGES OF CHILD PORN. JONATHAN: THE DISTURBING DISCOVERY, CULMINATING IN HIRSCH’S ARREST YESTERDAY. OKLAHOMA CITY POLICE SAY THE INVESTIGATION STARTED IN OCTOBER OF 2017, WHEN AN UNDERCOVER OFFICER WAS GIVEN CHILD PORN THROUGH A FILE SHARING APP. COURT DOCUMENTS FILED JUST YESTERDAY REVEAL INVESTIGATORS TRACED THE COMPUTER THAT SHARED THE IMAGES TO NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA CITY. >> THERE WERE DEVICES, COMPUTER, PHONES. JONATHAN: DETECTIVES ALSO FOUND 191 CD’S AND DVDS, AND AN EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE WITH 1.3 MILLION IMAGES AND VIDEOS. DETECTIVES HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE THROUGHOUT THIS INVESTIGATION, AND WE’RE TOLD THAT THEY WILL BE ACCEPTING CHARGES. REPORTING DOWNTOWN, JONATHAN COOPER K

An Oklahoma City man was arrested Thursday after authorities said more than 1 million child porn images were found in his possession. According to Oklahoma City police, an undercover investigation began in October, 2017, when officers discovered a computer sharing child pornography, using the eMule peer-to-peer file-sharing application.Investigators said they were able to directly connect to the suspect computer and conduct a single-source download of one file that contained multiple child pornography photos, according to the police report. Police said they identified the IP address of the computer and determined it belonged to 34-year-old Matthew Hirsch. Investigators served a search warrant in January 2018 at Hirsch’s apartment in northeast Oklahoma City, where they said they found several devices that belonged to Hirsch.“There were devices, computer, phone, things such as that. Those devices were seized as part of the warrant,” Master Sgt. Gary Knight said. According to the police report, Hirsch admitted to investigators it was his computer, and that it was password-protected and nobody else had access to it.Investigators said they examined the devices seized and found more than one million images of child porn. Hirsch was arrested Thursday on multiple complaints, including aggravated possession of child porn and distributing child pornography. He’s being held on $200,000 bond.Police officials confirmed that they have been working with the Oklahoma County District Attorney's Office, and that the DA plans to accept the charges against Hirsch.

OKLAHOMA CITY —

An Oklahoma City man was arrested Thursday after authorities said more than 1 million child porn images were found in his possession.

According to Oklahoma City police, an undercover investigation began in October, 2017, when officers discovered a computer sharing child pornography, using the eMule peer-to-peer file-sharing application.

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Investigators said they were able to directly connect to the suspect computer and conduct a single-source download of one file that contained multiple child pornography photos, according to the police report.

Police said they identified the IP address of the computer and determined it belonged to 34-year-old Matthew Hirsch. Investigators served a search warrant in January 2018 at Hirsch’s apartment in northeast Oklahoma City, where they said they found several devices that belonged to Hirsch.

“There were devices, computer, phone, things such as that. Those devices were seized as part of the warrant,” Master Sgt. Gary Knight said.

According to the police report, Hirsch admitted to investigators it was his computer, and that it was password-protected and nobody else had access to it.

Investigators said they examined the devices seized and found more than one million images of child porn.

Hirsch was arrested Thursday on multiple complaints, including aggravated possession of child porn and distributing child pornography. He’s being held on $200,000 bond.

Police officials confirmed that they have been working with the Oklahoma County District Attorney's Office, and that the DA plans to accept the charges against Hirsch.